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ADOLPH K. SOHAAF, OF SMITHVILLE, OHIO.

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SPECIFXCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 678,428, dated July 16, 190.1.

Application iled April 25, 1901.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AnoLrH K. SCHAAF, a citizen of the United States, residing at Smith- Ville, in the State ot' Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cider- Presses; and l do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and eXact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the iigures of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a top View. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 4 is a detached view of the canvas-striking bars, showing the same properly connected to their springs andthe fixed bar. Fig. 5 is a detached view ot the toothed cylinder designed to lift the tree ends of the canvasstriking bars.

The present invention has relation to that class of cider-presses in which the ground apples are conveyed upon an endless canvas between the pressure-rollers; and it consists in the novel construction hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures ot' the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents the sills of base-pieces of the frame, which are held in proper parallel position by means of suitable cross-bars 2. To the sills 1 are connected in any convenient and well-known manner the posts 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, to the top or upper ends of which are connected the top rails or bars 8, which rails or bars are formed of a length to correspond substantially with the length of the press proper. The grinding-cylinder 9 is constructed in the ordinary manner and its periphery provided with ordinary grinding-teeth 10.

Upon one side of the cylinder 9 is located the plate 11, which plate is provided with suitable teeth corresponding substantially in size and shape with the teeth 10 upon the periphery of the cylinder 9.

To the various posts or their equivalents are journaled the shafts 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, saidrshafts being located in suitable boxes of any ordinary construction. Upon these various shafts are mounted and securely con- Seral No. 57,394. (No model.)

nected the pressure-rollers 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23, said rollers being located and arranged substantially as shown in Fig. 3 and the upper rollers shown in Fig. 2.

The pomace-conveying canvas 24 is located substantially as shown, and the upper member or section thereof is located between the pressure-rollers, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

The pomace-conveying canvas 24 is located around the rollers 25 and 26, said rollers located at opposite ends of the machine or mill proper, and for the purpose of holding the pomace-conveying canvas 24 in proper position with reference to the various parts of the press the idle rollers 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31 are provided, which idle rollers may be and preferabl y are located as illustrated in Fig. 3.

To the sides 32 of the press proper is connected the trough 33, which trough is located between the upper andlower sections of the pomace-conveying canvas and is inclined downward from the opposite ends of the .frame to or near the center thereof, at which point an opening 34 is located and under which is located the spout 35.

To the rear post? or its equivalents is 1ocated the cross-bar 36, to which cross-bar are connected thesprings 37 and to the free ends of which are connected the canvas-striking bars 38.

At the free ends of the striking-bars 38 is located the cylinder 39, which cylinder is provided with the teeth 40, which teeth are so arranged that as the cylinder 39 revolves they will engage the bottom or under sides of the striking-bars 38 at ornear their ends and move them up until the tooth carrying each striking-bar is disengaged, at which time the bar is released, and by the reaction of the spring to which it is attached strikes the pomace-conveyin g canvas 24, thereby removing the pomace that may adhere to the canvas.

For the purpose of imparting an alternating striking movement'to the various striking-bars 38 the bars 40 are arranged spirally upon the periphery of the cylinder 39, so as to give a diiterentiated movement to the Adifferent striling-bars 38.

It will be seen that the pomace, together with the cider contained therein, first falls upon the upper side of the upper section of the canvas, and as it is moved with the can- IOO vas the cider will be pressed therefrom and nd its Way to the spout 35, the press-pomace passing over the roller 3G and that not adv hering to the canvas will fall by gravitation,

and the pomace adhering 'to the canvas will be located upon the bottom or under side of the return-section when it is removed by the striking-bars 38, by which arrangement the pomace-conveying canvas is kept clean and in proper condition to receive the unpressed pomace.

For the purpose of imparting rotary motion to the various pressure-rollers the cylindershaft 4t is provided with the sprocket-Wheel 5, around which sprocket-wheel the drivechain 6 is located, and its upper member thereof coming under the sprocket-Wheels 7 and the lower member thereof coming under the sprocket-wheels 8a, and for the purpose of imparting rotary motion to the cylinder 39 the drive-chain 6 cornes under the sprocketwheel 10a.

It will be understood that by arranging the lifting bars or teeth in a spiral form upon the cylinder 39 but a single striking-bar is operated at one time and allowing but one striking-bar to come in contact with the canvas at any one time. By this alternating movement of the striking-bars the pomace adhering to the canvas will be better removed, 0W- ing to the fact that at no time is there any portion of the canvas allowed to pass the striking-bars Without being operated upon.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of a suitable frame,a shaft having mounted thereon a grinding-cylinder properly journaled, pressure-rolls mounted upon shafts and properlyjournaled, an endless canvas, the members thereof located between pressure-rolls, a series of strikingbars connected to springs at the free ends of said springs and the opposite ends of said springs held in fixed position, a cylinder provided With teeth or bars upon its periphery and arranged spirally thereon and in operative relation to the striking-bars,said bars being located between the members of the endless canvas, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two Witnesses.

ADOLPH K. SCIIAAF.

Witnesses:

GERRY G. GALLAGHER, JOSEPH GALLAGHER. 

